Md. Code, Tax - Property § 14-838
This is the official text of Md. Code, Tax - Property § 14-838, part of Maryland’s Code, Tax - Property — governs property taxation.
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§14–838.
Official statutory text
Every complaint to foreclose the right of redemption filed against an unknown owner as described in § 14-837 of this subtitle shall have attached to it an affidavit by the person making the search that the owner of the property or a part of the property is unknown, although a complete search of the records performed in accordance with generally accepted standards of title examination for at least 40 years immediately before the institution of the suit has been made.
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